Headline bloopers

[EnglishLady]

I believe there is a vacancy or two in the proof reading department

Soooo many responses you could add to each of these LOL


Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
They put in a correction the next day.
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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers


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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

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Miners Refuse to Work after Death

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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

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War Dims Hope for Peace

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If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile

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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

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Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges

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Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge

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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

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Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

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[LDB]

I just read a book with an Intro that praised Bill Crosby in the tv show "I Spy". I also found several errors scattered throughout. I could do a much better job proof reading than some of the apparent "professionals".

 

[RoadTime]

Too funny

 

[Turtle]

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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

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Battered babies. Tasty!

I still get PMs every now and then over that one.

I also got in big, large, throbbing trouble for posting a picture to illustrate the Daily Mail's headline typo of a story about the Large Hadron Collider. I'll give you three guesses as to which word they misspelled.

 

[Ragman]

Battered babies. Tasty!